Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-05
MILITARY NOTES.
The Military Bills Inspection Next
Week-Etc,


\ Week-Etc.
Some objection having been made by
members of the Military Committees of the
Legislature to the clause of the bill now be-
fore them whereby member Of a company
could be dishonorably discharged by two
consent, will be Withdrawn, and trial by
Court martial will be had as heretofore. A
| Commission is provided for to adopt a
service uniform for the troops, and to
provide some distinguishing insignia OF the
various regiments, but the change will not
| be so great that one can be distinguished
| from another when in line. Companies
not located at the regimental headquarters
| will be allowed transportation TO such
| headquarters and return, when going into
an encampment, and it is understood that
regiments and battalions can choose their
own camping ground There are DO great
changes attempted in the new bills, but the
| matter of providing new uniforms for all,
and also uniforming the non-commissioned
staff, signal corps bands, ETC., together with
the prospect of having armories in the near
future, will infuse new life into the Ma
tional Guard The members of the Mill
tary Committees generally recognize the
merits of the bills, and have reported
favorably upon them, and if the Ways and
Means and Finance Committees view the
matter in the same light and report favor
ably on the appropriations asked for, the
Legislature will no doubt fall in line.
The committees inspected the troops in
San Francisco last week, and it was demon
strated that nearly all were sadly in need
of uniforms. There will be an inspection
of the Sacramento companies next Thurs
day evening at the armory, followed by
drill and dress parade. The Military Com
mittees will be present, and the Governor,
Northumberland, Speaker Jordan, the
Chairmen OF the Ways and Means and III
nance Committees, General Cosby and
other State officers will be invited to be
present, and inspect the clothing, accoutre-
ments arms and armories. Seats will be
provided for invited guests in the lower
hail, and the public will be admitted to the
galleries The band will be present with
twenty pieces and as such an occasion is of
great moment to the n. G. c., there will no
doubt be full ranks, although there are not
uniforms for the full membership of some
of the companies, nor for the band. There
is some talk of discarding all belts and car
tridge-boxes and substituting the regular
army cartridge belt. General Cosby in
tends to have some medals struck of, and
offer them as prizes for sharpshooters, and
also to distribute some of the latest i'm
proved rifles among the best shooting COM
panies 1t is expected also, that parts for |
the repair of rifles now in use will be
shortly procured from the United States
Government.
Company B (the battery boys are max
ing arrangements to visit Nevada City, Feb |
ruary 22j, when Captain Rapp,s company
gives its annual ball. The company con- |
template going up on the overland as far as
Coifax, on the Dist, and arrive at Nevada |
City about midnight. The visit will no
doubt be a pleasant one to all who go.
Captain Stevens, who has been quite Ill,
is about again and at work.
There has probably been no time in the
history of the regiment when battalion
evolutions have been better understood by
company officers than the present, and the
drill held last week was no execution to
this Forming line to the front, from col |
umn of companies, with facings to the
rear; changes of front faced to the rear;
deployments from close column on leading,
rear and interior companies, did not seem
10 tax the knowledge of company COM
manders in the least. except in one or two
instances, when Lieutenant commanded
one of the companies. This is very graf
living, and if the city companies had suffi-
cientroom and two drills a month for short
period they would have pretty accurate
knowledge of their business in battalion
evolutions. If an encampment can be held
by the regiment this season, its close will
develop well-drilled body of men, one
that its officers may well be proud Of
If the bills pass authorizing the purchase
of uniforms for the National Guardsmen,
we learn that an effort will be made here
to organize first class cadet company, hay
ing its full complement of officers, but the
whole to be in charge of an experienced
officer. If care is exercised in selecting the
members of the company, and it be placed
in charge of the right man, it will be a
success, and an acquisition to the regi-
ment. The weekly drills of such a COM
pany should end not later than $50 o'clock
each evening. II the organization is COM
pleted, a stringent set of rules will be
drawn up, which the young men must sign
and abide by. These rules will also be
submitted to their parents for approval.